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Cefadroxil vs flucloxacillin

Severe adverse events leading to withdrawal of treatment · bacterial furunculosis

Cefadroxil showed no clear difference in severe adverse events leading to withdrawal of treatment (reported… compared with flucloxacillin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles) 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.97 [0.6, 14.62]
1 study · 6514 participants
Low

Azithromycin vs cefaclor

Severe adverse events leading to withdrawal of treatment · bacterial boils (furuncles and carbuncles)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles) 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 2744 participants
Very low

Cefditoren pivoxil vs cefaclor

Severe adverse events leading to withdrawal of treatment · bacterial boils (furuncles and carbuncles)

Cefditoren pivoxil showed no clear difference in severe adverse events leading to withdrawal of treatment (reported… compared with cefaclor (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles) 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4.74 [0.23, 97.17]
1 study · 1504 participants
Low

Cefdinir vs cefalexin

Severe adverse events leading to withdrawal of treatment · bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles)

Cefdinir showed no clear difference in severe adverse events leading to withdrawal of treatment (reported… compared with cefalexin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles) 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.05 [0.07, 16.62]
1 study · 3912 participants
Low